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Site Testing at Dome C—Cloud Statistics from the ICECAM Experiment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Michael C. B. Ashley
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, School of Physics, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Michael G. Burton
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, School of Physics, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Paolo G. Calisse
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, School of Physics, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Andre Phillips
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, School of Physics, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
John W. V. Storey
Affiliation:
The University of New South Wales, School of Physics, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia

Abstract

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Analysis of sky images obtained from an automated experiment at Dome C, Antarctica, at 2-hourly intervals from February to November 2001 show cloud-free conditions 74% of the time. This augurs well for the prospects of future astronomical observatories at this site.

Type
II. Special Scientific Sessions
Copyright
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